Lawrence “Larry” Meehan, vice president of media and tourism sales for the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, died Saturday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.Meehan, a Needham resident who earned the nickname “Mr. Boston” during a 30-year career promoting the Hub and its attractions to film crews, travel writers and tour companies from around the globe, was 60.“He was always thinking that next level up,” said Patrick Moscaritolo, president of the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Most people are thinking in the here and now. He’s thinking, Continue reading >>>

Two media powerhouses in New England join together to showcase exclusive news, video, and weather Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 The Boston Globe and CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV today announced a collaboration that combines the power of two news organizations with a long tradition of excellence covering Greater Boston and New England. Beginning today, The Globe and WBZ-TV will showcase exclusive, breaking news, and video on television, in print, and on the web. “This collaboration will further allow The Boston Globe and WBZ-TV News to deliver the most comprehensive news and Continue reading >>>

The Malden High School girls cross country team finished the season strong, dominating the Greater Boston League Championship. The Golden Tornados took three of the top four spots en route to a 28-40 triumph over second-place Cambridge Rindge and Latin in the championship competition. With two of Malden’s top five runners sidelined, the girls were in need of a total team effort, according to a school release. Leading the effort over Cambridge’s 3.1 mile course and finishing second, third, and fourth overall were senior captain Haley Dowdie (20:57), sophomore Victoria Hannafin (20:58), Continue reading >>>

Joseph Albanese, left, and Paul Martini have joined forces at Commodore Builders in Newton. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Two Greater Boston construction companies are the latest to merge, a sign that more industry consolidation Continue reading >>>

Joseph Albanese, left, and Paul Martini have joined forces at Commodore Builders in Newton. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email Two Greater Boston construction companies are the latest to merge, a sign that more industry consolidation is coming, according to Continue reading >>>

Having finished my tour as Consul, I have now spent a semester at MIT's Sloan School of Management studying this and other innovation ecosystems. I now see more clearly that Boston is also a major hub of entrepreneurship. This is important, and I wish to share some of my initial observations. Although science and innovation are necessary, they are not sufficient for an economy to prosper over the longer term. Also necessary is entrepreneurship - especially the human agency of individual entrepreneurs who see opportunities from innovation, create teams to commercialise the science and build Continue reading >>>

In honor of a recently deceased partner, a Boston-based law firm announced it is gifting money to help needy children attend summer camps at a Newton non-profit.  Riemer and Braunstein announced recently that it was donating  $25,000 to fund a program to help disabled children - through the Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston - attend summer camps at the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston. Both the Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston and the JCC of Greater Boston are Newton-based organizations. The firm made the donation in honor of Jonathan Continue reading >>>

The following was submitted by Carpman Communications on behalf of Riemer Braunstein: Riemer Braunstein, a Boston-based law firm, today announced that it has made an initial donation of $25,000 to fund a “campership” program to jointly benefit Newton's Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston and the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston. The donation was made in honor of the memory of the firm’s recently deceased partner, Jonathan Samen, of Lexington. Samen was a long-time philanthropist and partner at Riemer Braunstein for 20 years. He previously served Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston Running Company, 45 Main Street, is all about injury prevention, according to Manager Tom Poland. The new specialty store that carries shoes, apparel and gear is located at the former site of J.L. Coombs and Dahers. The Andover store, owned by the Running Specialist Group, is one of four Greater Boston locations. Runner Gene Mitchell founded the company with the opening of the Princeton Running Company in 1998. All stores are named for the region or city where they are situated. The other Greater Boston stores are located in Lexington, Newburyport and Hingham. Poland said that Continue reading >>>